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Police shut down men's wellness Conference in Kadoma
A men's conference aimed at raising awareness on prostate cancer and wellness was abruptly shut down by an anti-riot police unit in Kadoma on Saturday, in a move that has triggered strong condemnation...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 11:25hrs | 868 | by Staff reporter
TelOne suffers liquidity crunch
State-owned telecommunications giant TelOne Private Limited is facing a serious liquidity crisis amid revelations that the government owes the company US$19.2 million for voice and data services rende...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 09:37hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe approves smart city initiative to tackle traffic offences
The government has greenlit the implementation of a home-grown Smart City concept designed to reduce traffic offences and curb road accidents across Zimbabwe.The initiative, set to be deployed...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:35hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Villagers get free medical care
Hundreds of villagers in Chikomba West constituency received free medical treatment over the weekend as part of the Presidential Medical Care initiative, aimed at improving healthcare access for under...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:04hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
MTN hacked
The MTN Group has announced a significant cybersecurity incident that has led to unauthorised access to the personal information of some customers across various markets.The telecommunications...Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 07:48hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
MTN earnings to plummet
MTN Group has issued a trading statement to shareholders, warning of a substantial decline in earnings for the year ending 31 December 2024. The telecommunications giant expects to report a more than ...Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 12:19hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Econet COO Kezito Makuni quits after 16 years
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited has announced the departure of its Chief Operating Officer (COO), Mr. Kezito Makuni, who will be leaving the company on February 28, 2025, after 16 years of service....Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 09:13hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter
Econet dismisses fake social media post on VPN deductions
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has dismissed as fake a widely circulated social media post claiming that the company will deduct funds from EcoCash wallets of customers who have used virtual private network...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 13:05hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Ex-NetOne employee charged with US$18,666 fraud
A former NetOne employee, Takudzwashe Malamulo, has been arraigned on charges of defrauding the telecommunications giant of US$18,666 and ZWL$14,430,529 through fraudulent requisitions.Malamul...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:13hrs | 1066 | by Staff reporter
Econet in shares battle with former workers
The High Court has issued a default judgment ordering Econet Wireless (Pvt) Ltd to release the relevant documents related to the transfer of over two million shares promised to eight former employees ...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 08:07hrs | 3586 | by Staff reporter
Huawei Zimbabwe partners local varsities
Global telecommunications giant Huawei Zimbabwe has joined forces with five local national universities in a groundbreaking initiative aimed at closing the skills gap in the information and communicat...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 08:57hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Maid wins house in Econet promotion
In a remarkable turn of events, Ropafadzo Msipa, a 25-year-old housekeeper employed at a local lodge in Chiredzi, has won a stunning smart house and an Econet Smart House security system through the 2...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 10:25hrs | 19995 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tours Huawei and BYD companies
President Mnangagwa this morning, toured Chinese electric car manufacturing company BYD and global telecommunications giant Huawei, in China's technology-hub city of Shenzhen....Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 19:17hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa partners NetOne
Leading telecommunications giant, NetOne, takes the opportunity to showcase its recently launched service as it unveiled its cutting-edge Telemedicine product at the prestigious Zimbabwe Agricultural ...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 19:20hrs | 6048 | by Simbarashe Sithole
TelOne donates bins, trees to Zimbabwe Cricket
Telecommunications giant, TelOne has donated litter bins and trees to Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) as part of the company's corporate social responsibility and efforts to promote sustainable environment mana...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 21:39hrs | 20 | by Staff Reporter
Econet in massive base station upgrade
TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, has announced plans to upgrade 500 of its base stations and deploy equipment to 300 additional sites by the end of the year, a move aimed at expandi...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:22hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe treasury lost $1,6 trillion to tax exemptions'
TREASURY, always in financial distress, lost about $1,6 trillion last year, up 312% compared to the prior year, through tax expenditures consisting of uncollected tax due to exemptions and incentives ...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Econet technical challenges resolved
TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe on Wednesday said the technical challenges that affected its voice services have been resolved.Yesterday [Tuesday] Econet said it was "experienci...Published: 10 May 2023 at 16:20hrs | 21 | by Staff Reporter
Econet hikes tariffs
ECONET will tomorrow, 20 April 2023, increase data and SMS bundle tariffs.The company, without giving figures, revealed the development through a statement posted on Twitter on April 19, 2023....Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 16:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet data market share drops 2,1%
TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe posted a 2,1% decline in its market share for data and internet traffic during the final quarter of 2022, according to the Postal and Telecommunicati...Published: 12 Apr 2023 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCTV Surveillance Technology in Africa needs a national policy
African countries are installing closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) and surveillance technologies without regulation frameworks and national CCTV and surveillance national policies. The sp...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 11:28hrs | 4 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
NetOne fails to fix abuse of US$1m Covid-19 fund
MOBILE network operator NetOne has failed to properly account for a US$1 million fund the organisation was mandated with distributing to vulnerable citizens whose livelihoods were adversely affected b...Published: 04 Sep 2022 at 15:16hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Econet boss bags top director award
DEPUTY chief executive officer at Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed telecommunications giant, Econet, Roy Chimanikire was on Friday named Director of the Year for 2021.The director of the year aw...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Power outages, vandalism strain Econet operations
TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited says the persistent power outages across the country have adversely affected its operations and increased costs in its attempt to use alternat...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Econet scoops best ZITF stand award
Telecommunications giant Econet Wireless yesterday scooped the award for the best overall stand at this years' Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) for its ultra-modern exhibition stand, which dre...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Econet in unfair labour storm
TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Econet Wireless has been taken to court by an employee, Maxwell Kasema, over allegations of unfair treatment.In a Labour Court application Kasema is raising concerns ...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 16:34hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Econet decries erratic power supply
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has bemoaned erratic power supply in the country, saying this was negatively affecting service delivery while adding to the telecoms giant's operational costs.Zimbabwe...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 05:56hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Entreprenuer wrestles with Econet
HARARE-BASED businessman, innovator and entrepreneur Ignatius Munengwa has reported the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) top executives to the regulator's chairp...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 17:44hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's digital broadcasting 4 years behind schedule
The failure by the government to fund the country's digitisation project, which seeks to enhance migration from analog to digital broadcasting, has delayed the process with the project now four years ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:05hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Modern Ngwenya eyes Zifa presidency
OUTGOING Highlanders vice-chairman, Modern Ngwenya is rumoured to be eyeing the position of Zifa president, with some speculating that he will aim for the post of vice president to learn the ropes bef...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 06:58hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Treasury loses $112 billion to dodgy crony tax exemptions
TREASURY, always in financial dire straits, lost about ZW$112 billion in potential revenue last year (approximately US$1.3 billion on the official exchange rate) through tax expenditures consisting of...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 18:52hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Prominent lawyer in conflict of interest storm
A HARARE-BASED innovator and entrepreneur, Ignatious Munengwa, has reported prominent lawyer Phillipa Phillips to the Law Society of Zimbabwe for allegedly failing to declare an alleged conflict of in...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 18:25hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa raps 'rich' nations for hoarding COVID-19 vaccines
PHILANTHROPIST and telecommunications giant Strive Masiyiwa has criticised the world's richest nations for deliberately causing a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa.A livid Masiyiwa, who ...Published: 25 Jun 2021 at 07:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
NetOne taps into online digital entertainment
MOBILE telecommunications giant, NetOne, has unveiled plans to expand business by tapping into opportunities from online digital entertainment products. The State-owned entity says it is ready...Published: 06 May 2021 at 05:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
NetOne set to launch online digital entertainment platform
Mobile telecommunications giant NetOne is set to launch a host of I game-changing products as it ventures into the arena of online digital entertainment. The past few years have witnessed an increase ...Published: 05 May 2021 at 16:59hrs | 13 | by Simbarashe Sithole
CBZ threatens job cuts
FINANCIAL services giant CBZ Holdings Limited has resolved to slash its workforce in response to rapid sector changes that have been precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic and fresh inroads made by dig...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
NetOne commemorates Girls in ICT
Telecommunications giant NetOne joined the rest the world in commemorating #GirlsInICT. The giant has throughout the month been actively supporting the regular, POTRAZ, and the Ministry of ICT i...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 06:16hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Econet warns against identity theft
TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe says it is working with the police to bring to book perpetrators who have been involved in identity theft and defrauding its customers.The se...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe blocked son-in-law, daughter and nephew over attempts to take over Telecel
WHILE the late former president Robert Mugabe's regime was corrupt and incompetent it allowed ministers, top civil servants and its business cronies to loot public resources Mugabe himself was very st...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Proposal to help people recover lost items
ON February 16, 2012, Hansole was invited to a meeting for a public private sector partnership programme.As Hansole, we wanted to propose the setting up of an online system and create a social...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 22:15hrs | 2 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Econet ordered not to send COVID-19 alerts to Sikhumbuzo Moyo
THE High Court has granted a provisional order against Econet Wireless Zimbabwe to stop sending COVID-19 alert messages to Harare lawyer, Sikhumbuzo Moyo after he took the telecommunications giant to ...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 05:50hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Econet data traffic volumes up 90%
LISTED telecommunications giant, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ) has registered a 90% upturn in data traffic on the backdrop of shifting Covid-19 linked work patterns by locals.Zimbabwe has bee...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Econet, Cassava bag top business awards
HARARE - Telecommunications giant Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ), and its sister company Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe (Cassava), last week clinched top business leadership and merit awards at separate ev...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 14:26hrs | 10 | by Agencies
Econet seeks nod at accept US dollar payments
Telecommunications giant Econet Wireless Zimbabwe is looking to engage authorities for permission to take payments in foreign currency for some of its products. In March this year, the Governm...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 06:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Econet marginally adjusts voice bundle tariffs
HARARE - Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (Econet) this week marginally adjusted its voice bundle tariffs in a bid to guarantee continued delivery of acceptable service to its customers.The telecommun...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 16:31hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Econet launches $10m Christmas promotion
MOBILE telecommunications giant Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has launched a $10 million Christmas promotion that will see thousands of its subscribers walk away with an assortment of prizes, including ref...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 04:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Econet offers festive cheer, launches massive Christmas promotion
Mobile telecommunications giant Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has launched a ZW$10 million Christmas promotion that will see tens of thousands of subscribers walk away with an assortment of prizes, includi...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 16:09hrs | | by Agencies
Econet abolishes mobile money agents
ZIMBABWE'S telecommunications giant, Econet, has abolished mobile money agents and reduced to a maximum of $5000 per day all individual EcoCash transactions in compliance with a directive from the Res...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 20:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MTN, MultiChoice shut branches in Nigeria amid protests over SA attacks
South African television group MultiChoice has shut its offices and branches in Nigeria and Zambia, according to its head of corporate affairs Joe Heshu. This follows protests at the group's N...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 12:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
NetOne awarded Bureau De Change license
Telecommunications giant NetOne has been awarded a license by the Reserve bank of Zimbabwe to operate as a Bureau De Change.Bureau de change is the fastest growing sector in the African financ...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 10:07hrs | | by Agencies
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